Reenforced tool handle



April 30,1929. J KUK. A 1,111,319

- REENFORCED TOOL HANDLE Filed Ju1y'9, 1926 INVENTOR M BY Lseph KuklaE1235, I V

' ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 30, 1929.

UNITED STATES JOSEPH KUKLA, OF MONONGAH, WEST VIRGINIA.

REENFORCED TOOL HANDLE;

Application filed July 9,

This invention relates to reenforcing sleeves for the handles ofhammers, axes and like implements, and its object is to provide anarticle of this character which shall serve to prevent the fracture, orcracking of the handles to which it is applied.

The device is easily secured to the said handles, and is simple inconstruction and well adapted for economical manufacture.

In the following description and clalm are set forth various otherfeatures of the sleeve and advantages to be obtained by its use, and thedevice in its simplest, as well as modified form is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 shows the sleeve mounted on the handle of a sledge hammer.

Fig. 2 shows a section on the line 2-'2 of Figure 1.

Fig. 3 shows the device in a modified form and secured to the handle ofan axe.

Fig. 4 shows a section on the line 44 of Figure 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 8.

Referring more particularly to Figure 1 of the drawings, the sleeve 10which may be constructed of seamless tubing, or welded, or otherwisejoined at the side if preferred, is mounted on the handle of a hammer,which comprises a handle 11 and a head 12. It is provided with V shapedopenings at the sides, as shown at 13 which tend to break and distributethe vibration set up by the blows of the head of the implement to whichit is attached. In mounting it is forced back on the handle so that itbinds firmly on the tapered portion and when set in position, it issecured at the large end by the pins as shown at 14 and 15. At the smallend it is provided with teethas shown at 16 and 17 which are forced intothe handle and will effectually prevent any backward slip should thepins 14 and 15 become loosened by the recurrent vibrations.

In the form of the invention shown in Figure 3, the sleeve 10 is seenmounted on the handle of an axe. In this form it has a tapered slit 18and is provided with a binding member 19 which is tapered in such amanner that when forced over the sleeve it will draw the parts adjacentto the slit nearer together,

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thus giving a close and strong grip on the handle. A rim 20 affords abearing surface for driving the member into position. The

teeth, as that shown at 21 are similar to those v illustrated in thepreceding figures. As shown in Fig. 5, the teeth 21 are on the upper andlower ends of the sleeve 10 and are disposed downwardly so as to diginto the handle 11. The outermost sleeve 19 may be designed so as toapply a suflicient gripping force on the inner sleeve 10 when the formeris in the position shown in Figs. 4L and 5. In this position, the rim 20of the outer sleeve 19 bears upon the end of the sleeve 10 and preventsdisplacement of the teeth 21. I

While simple and efficient means are herein provided for theaccomplishment of the objects of the invention and the elements shownand described are well adapted toserve the purposes for which they areintended, it

is to be understood that the invention is not limited narrowly to theconstruction illustrated in the drawings, but that minor alterations,and modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claimas new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

In a device of the class described, an imple ment handle comprising atapered end, a tapered sleeve disposed on the tapered end of said handlehaving slits in the sides of the smaller end portion thereof, thetapered end of said handle being, extended completely through saidsleeve and extending beyond the smaller end of the latter, teeth formedon the edge of the smaller extremity of said sleeve and disposed inadvance of said edge portion and inwardly into the portion of saidhandle extending therebeyond, a telescoping tapered sleeve disposed oversaid first mentioned sleeve, and a rim on the smaller ex tremity of saidtelescoping sleeve positioned in advance of the smaller extremity ofsaid first mentioned sleeve engaging said handle and the teeth disposedtherein for retaining said teeth embedded in said handle.

In testimony whereof I have allixcd my signature.

JOSEPH KUKLA.

